Hair foundation frame and method of using



March 24, 1964 A. SIDELMAN 3,126,015

HAIR FOUNDATION FRAME AND METHOD OF usms Filed Oct. 28, 1960 7 flifarhey United States Patent 3,126,015 HAIR FOUNDATION FRAME AND METHOD OF USHNG Abraham Sidelman, Jamaica, N.Y., assignor to H. Goodman & Sons, Inc, New York, N.Y., a corporation of Delaware Filed Oct. 28, 1960, Ser. No. 65,845 8 Claims. (Cl. 132-7) This application is copending with my application Serial No. 65,841 for Foundation, filed on October 28, 1960, with my Application Serial No. 65,842 for Foundation Including Brush Means, filed on October 28, 1960, with my Application Serial No. 65,843 for Hair Foundation, filed on October 28, 19 60, with my Application Serial No. 65,844 for Hair Foundation Including Brush Means, filed on October 28, 1960, and with my Application Serial No. 65,846 for a Hair Foundation Including Brush Means, filed on October 28, 1960.

My invention relates to a self-supporting substantially comically shaped, or more specifically, a self-supporting frustoconically shaped hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped, or more specifically, a frustoconically shaped hairdo often referred to as the beehive hairdo on the top portion of the human head, said foundation being a foundation frame for forming said beehive hairdo or coiffure and being retained in said hairdo or coiffure, and also to the method of styling the hair strands or tresses on the top portion of the head using said hair foundation.

The hair foundation of this invention is such that it can be easily reduced in height by simply pressing downwardly on the top portion thereof while it is positioned on the top portion of the head and while the wearer is positioning her hair tresses therearound without destruction and without removal of any portions therefrom, thus making in possible for the user or wearer to select only one such hair foundation and then to adjust that one foundation, while styling the hair tress thereabout, in accordance with a predetermined height and shape of the so-called beehive hairdo desired to be obtained by use of it. In fact, the hair foundation of this invention is a universal hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped, or more specifically, a frustoconically shaped, hairdo of size and height predetermined in accordance with the wearers desires. Prior hereto, the woman who desired to style or dress her hair to attain a hairdo such as the aforementioned frustoconically shaped hairdo had found it necessary to obtain the services of a professional hair stylist, and, even before the professional hair stylist has been able so to style or dress the womans hair, the hair strands or tresses must, of necessity, have been uniformly relatively long and flowing. The hair foundation of this invention can be easily used by the woman herself, without necessity for the services of a professional hair stylist, to make such stylish beehive hairdo at home even though her hair strands or tresses be relatively short.

The hair foundation of this invention comprises a conically shaped, and more particularly and preferably a frustoconically shaped, hollow member preferably of circular cross-section of relatively stiff, resilient, and somewhat flexible or elastic material preferably of braided or woven natural horsehair, artificial horsehair or a thermoplastic organic material such as nylon, polyethylene, or polystyrene, among others, which may be extruded and/ or braided, and a frustoconically shaped helical spring preferably of circular cross-section positioned therewithin. Said so-shaped helical spring of circular cross-section is compressible along its longitudinal axis, which is also the longitudinal axis of the foundation, and is preferably in contact, at its convolutions, with the hollow open mesh 3,126,015 Patented Mar. 24, 1964 ICC member. The hair foundation and the helical spring thereof, are substantially stationary with respect to their common longitudinal axis, and the center of gravity of the foundation combination and the spring itself is on said common longitudinal axis. Each of the respective ends of the hollow open mesh mmeber is inturned over the respective top and bottom convolutions of said spring.

The method of styling the hair tresses on the top portion of the head in the shape of a frustum of a right circular cone, as carried out in accordance with this invention, comprises positioning on the top portion of the head by the wearer the aforedescribed self-supporting frustoconically shaped hair foundation with its longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to said top portion of the head, said foundation member being compressible along its longitudinal axis, attaching said foundation at its bottom portion at and to the hair strands on the top portion of the head, compressing said foundation along its longitudinal axis to a predetermined height, forming said hair strands around said so-compressed foundation until said foundation is covered by said hair strands or tresses in the substantial shape, which is the shape of a frustum of a right circular cone, of said so-compressed foundation, and securing said so-shaped hair tresses in position. The wearer is thusly able to adjust the height of the foundation by merely exerting a slight downward pressure on the top of the foundation while shaping her hair tresses therearound. Also in so pressing downwardly, the wearer is likewise able to inturn the mesh material further over the top spring convolution thereby to prevent any slight outward bulging of the open mesh material during the adjustment of the height of said hair foundation.

An object of my invention is to provide a self-supporting hair foundation easily adjustable with respect to its height for shaping and supporting a stylish hairdo on the human head substantially in the shape of a frustum of a right circular cone.

Another object of my invention is to provide a method of easily styling the human hair strands or tresses on the top portion of the head in the shape of a frustum of a right circular cone.

Another object of my invention is to provide a selfsupporting hair foundation, which is easily adjustable with respect to its height while being used, for enabling a woman to style or dress herself her hair in the stylish hairdo sometimes referred to as a beehive hairdo even though her hair tresses be relatively short.

Another object of my invention is to provide a method of easily styling the human hair tresses on the top portion of the head in the stylish hairdo sometimes referred to as a beehive hairdo even though the hair tresses be relatively short utilizing a hair foundation easily adjustable with respect to its height while said hair tresses are being so styled.

Other objects and features of my invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description which is not limiting but only illustrative of the preferred embodiment of my invention.

FIGURE 1 is a front elevation of the hair foundation member of my invention.

FIGURE 2 is a front elevation of the hair foundation member of my invention being compressed slightly downwardly.

FIGURE 3 is a transverse sectional elevation of the foundation of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 44 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 5 is a View in perspective of the hair foundation of my invention on top of the wearers head in the process of styling the hair tresses.

FIGURE 6 is a front view of a woman having the sostyled hairdo obtained using the hair foundation of invention.

More specifically, the self-supporting hair foundation member 2 of my invention comprises frustoconically shaped hollow member 4 of relatively stiff, resilient and somewhat elastic or flexible open mesh, preferably diamond shaped, material such as horsehair, artificial horsehair, or a thermoplastic organic material such as nylon, polyethylene, or polystyrene, among others, having the shape of a frustum of a right circular cone. Positioned within hollow member 4, and preferably in contact therewith, as clearly shown in the appended drawings, is frustoconically shaped helical spring 6 which is compressible along its longitudinal axis AA, which is also the longitudinal axis of hollow member and the hair foundation combination 2. As is quite clearly shown in the appended drawings, hair foundation member 2 is symmetrical about its longitudinal axis on which is positioned the center of gravity of hair foundation 2 and also of spring 6 and also of hollow member 4. As is quite clear, hair foundation 2 is stationary and will not tip when positioned on a substantially flat surface such as the hair tresses on the top portion of the head. The respective end portions 8 and it of hollow member 4 are turned in over the respective end convolutions i2 and 1d of helical spring 6 to form iii-turned portions 38 and 90. Frustoconically shaped helical spring 6 is compressible along its longitudinal axis AA when a slight downward pressure is exerted on the top thereof, and the open mesh material being somewhat elastic can be easily moved and inturned at the end portion 8 at end convolution l2 further inwardly as the spring 6 is so downwardly compressed, as clearly shown in the appended drawings.

in carrying out the method of styling the hair tresses to form the aloredescribed stylish beehive hairdo on the top portion of the head, the wearer first shapes her hair tresses in the form of curls 42 including 42a, 42b, 42c and 42d by means of the well-known and readily available cylindrical curler forms (not shown) in such a mannor that said curls are formed in one direction about the head, said direction being the same as the direction of the stylish beehive hairdo to be formed, as clearly shown in FXGURE 5. The forward or front group of curls 42a is then brushed forwardly. The foundation member 2 is then positioned on the top portion of the head either slightly forwardly towards the forehead or slightly to the rear of the mid portion of the top of the head, in accordance with the wearers desire. In FTGURE of the appended drawings, hair foundation member 2 is shown to be positioned on the top of the head slightly forwardly towards the forehead and in such a manner that its =longitudinal axis is substantially prependicular to the top portion of the head. Hair foundation 2 is then attached to the hair tresses on the top of the head with hairpins 44-. Starting with curls 42a nearest foundation member 2, the hair tresses constituting said curls 42a are swirled in the direction of arrow B lightly with hairbrush 18 about foundation 2 and formed thereabout and attached thereto with hairpins 46. While so forming the hair tresses about foundation member 2, said foundation can be adjusted with respect to its height and also the hollow mesh member 4 can simultaneously be further inturned over the top convolution to prevent bulging, as by means of the finger portions of the hand, as clearly shown in the appended drawings. Likewise, successive portions of the hair tresses such as are constitued by curls 42c, 42d and adjacent portions of the hair tresses about the head constituting the remainder of curls 42 about the top portion of the head are likewise formed about foundation member 2 and attached thereto by hairpins, as previously. Thusly the wearer, although her hair tresses are relatively short and not flowing, is able to form herself the stylish beehive hairdo as shown in FIGURE 6. The end portions W of said curl groups are, as is clearly shown in FIGURE 5, tucked into the top portion and fastened to foundation member 2 at said top portion by hairpins 52, thereby also holding said foundation member at its desired adjusted height, as clearly shown in the appended drawings. The remaining portions of the hair tresses may be styled in accordance with the wearers desires.

Many alterations and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention which is set forth in the appended claims which are to be construed as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

I claim:

1. The method of styling human hair strands on the top portion of the head comprising positioning on the top portion of said head a self-supporting substantially conically shaped hair foundation with its longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the top portion of the head and having its center of gravity on said longitudinal axis, said foundation being compressible along its longitudinal axis, compressing said foundation along its longitudinal axis to a predetermined height, and forming said hair strands around said so-compressed foundation until said foundation is covered by said hair strands in the substantial shape of said so-compressed foundation.

2. The method of styling human hair strands on the top portion of the head comprising positioning on the top portion of said head a self-supporting substantially conically shaped hair foundation with its longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the top portion of the head and having its center of gravity on said longi tudinal axis, said foundation being compressible along its longitudinal axis, attaching said foundation at its bottom portion at the top portion of the head, compressing said foundation along its longitudinal axis to a predetermined height, forming said hair strands around said so-compressed foundation until said foundation is covered by said hair strands in the substantial shape of said so compressed foundation, and securing said so-shaped hair strands in position.

3. The method of styling human hair strands on the top portion of the head substantially in the shape of a frustum of a right cone compris ng positioning on the top portion of said head a self-supporting frustoconically shaped hair foundation with its longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the top portion of the head and having its center of gravity on said longitudinal axis, said foundation being compressible along its longitudinal axis, compressing said foundation along its longitudinal axis to a predetermined height, and forming said hair strands around said so-compressed foundation until said foundation is covered by said hair strands in the substantial shape of said so-compressed foundation.

4. The method of styling human hair strands on the top portion of the head substantially in the shape of a frustum of a right cone comprising positioning on the top portion of said head a self-supporting frustoconically shaped hair foundation with its longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the top portion of the head and having its center of gravity on said longitudinal axis, said foundation being compressible along its longitudinal axis, attaching said foundation at its bottom portion at the top portion of the head, compressing said foundation along its longitudinal axis to a predetermined height, forming said hair strands around so-compressed foundation until said foundation is covered by said hair strands in the substantial shape of said so-compressed foundation, and securing said so-shaped hair strands in position.

5. A self-supporting substantially conically shaped hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head comprising, in combination, a substantially conically shaped hollow member of relatively stiff, resilicut open mesh material and a substantially conically shaped helical spring positioned within said hollow member, means for holding said spring within said hollow member, said spring being compressible along its longitudinal axis and substantially stationary with respect to its longitudinal axis, the center of gravity of said foundation being on the longitudinal axis of said spring, said foundation being symmetrical about said longitudinal axis.

6. A self-supporting substantially conically shaped hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head comprising, in combination, a frustoconically shaped hollow member of relatively stiif, resilient open mesh material and a frustoconically shaped helical spring positioned within said hollow member, means for holding said spring within said hollow member, said spring being compressible along its longitudinal axis and substantially stationary with respect to its longitudinal axis, the center of gravity of said foundation being on the longitudinal axis of said spring, said foundation being symmetrical about said longitudinal axis.

7. A self-supporting substantially conically shaped hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head comprising, in combination, a frustoconically shaped hollow member of relatively stiif, resilient open mesh material and a frustoconically shaped helical spring positioned within said hollow member, said spring being compressible along its longitudinal axis and substantially stationary with respect to its longitudinal axis, the center of gravity of said foundation being on the longitudinal axis of said spring, said hollow open mesh material member having its respective ends inturned over the respective top and bottom convolutions of said spring, said foundation being symmetrical about said longitudinal axis.

8. A self-supporting substantially conically shaped hair foundation for shaping and supporting a substantially conically shaped hairdo on the top portion of the human head comprising, in combination, a frustoconically shaped hollow member of relatively stiff, resilient open mesh material and a frustoconicallly shaped helical spring positioned within said hollow member, said spring being compressible along its longitudinal axis and substantially stationary with respect to its longitudinal axis, the center of gravity of said foundation being on the longitudinal axis of said spring, said hollow open mesh material member having its respective ends inturned over the respective top and bottom convolutions of said spring, said hollow mesh material member being in substantial contact with the convolutions of the spring, said foundation being symmetrical about said longitudinal axis.

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1. THE METHOD OF STYLING HUMAN HAIR STRANDS ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE HEAD COMNPRISING POSITIONING ON THE TOP PORTION OF SAID HEAD A SELF-SUPPORTING SUBSTANTIALLY CONICALLY SHAPED HAIR FOUNDATION WITH ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE TOP PORTION OF THE HEAD AND HAVING ITS CENTER OF GRAVITY ON SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS, SAID FOUNDATION BEING COMPRESSIBLE ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, COMPRESSING SAID FOUNDATION ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS TO A PEDETERMINED HEIGHT, AND FORMING SAID HAIR STRANDS AROUND SAID SO-COMPRESSED FOUNDATION UNTIL SAID FOUNDATIN IS COVERED BY SAID HAIR STRANDS IN THE SUBSTANTIAL SHAPE OF SAID SO-COMPRESSED FOUNDATION. 